diff --git a/labgrid/run/run.py b/labgrid/run/run.py
index aed999019d14627f0f2a84fea80d4becf272c2a4..fcbb4ba5b7ac9ffe15340b2920fca7d5b84f36a7 100644
--- a/labgrid/run/run.py
+++ b/labgrid/run/run.py
@@ -322,15 +322,15 @@ def run(
                 stderr.write(f"{line}{linesep}")
 
             # Copy the files back from the target
-            if code == 0:
-                for unresolved in get:
-                    resolved = unresolved.resolve(temp)
-                    # FIXME: Check if file exists with `@ape//ape:test` instead of assuming any error is due to a missing file
-                    try:
-                        transfer.get(resolved.remote, resolved.local)
-                    except ExecutionError as e:
-                        if not resolved.optional:
-                            raise e
+
+            for unresolved in get:
+                resolved = unresolved.resolve(temp)
+                # FIXME: Check if file exists with `@ape//ape:test` instead of assuming any error is due to a missing file
+                try:
+                    transfer.get(resolved.remote, resolved.local)
+                except ExecutionError as e:
+                    if not resolved.optional and code == 0:
+                        raise e
 
             return code